A multianalyte chemosensor on a single molecule: promising structure for an integrated logic gate

J Org Chem. 2008 Jul 4;73(13):5008-14. doi: 10.1021/jo8005683. Epub 2008 Jun 4.

Abstract

A novel fluorescent probe that possess both BODIPY and Rhodamine moieties has been designed for the selective detection of Hg(2+) and Ba(2+) ions on the controlling by a logic gate. The characteristic fluorescence of the Ba(2+)-selective OFF-ON and the Hg(2+)-selective fluorescence bathochromic shift can be observed, and the concept has been used to construct a combinational logic circuit at the molecular level. These results will be useful for further molecular design to mimic the function of the complex logic gates on controlling.